Illumina v. Ariosa (Fed. Cir. 2016) Under the Federal Arbitration Act arbitration agreements are binding.  However, arbitration agreements are typically limited in scope, and a court will only order arbitration of disputes covered by the agreement. Here, the Federal Circui has affirmed a lower court finding that the arbitration agreement does not cover the Ariosa’s breach-of-contract counterclaim … Continue reading License Arbitration Clause Ineffective Because it Excluded Issues of Patent Scope